Government News
City to groom financial experts - November 23, 2015
SHANGHAI universities will link up with the financial industry to build a talent pool of professionals to support the city's ambition to become an international financial center by 2020, the Shanghai
Canadian jumps into river to rescue drowning local - November 23, 2015
"I DO not regret jumping into the water," Canadian Joshua Freund told Shanghai Daily yesterday as he recounted how he bravely dived into the freezing cold Huangpu River to save a Chinese man who was trying
Fire service holds recruitment fair in drive to boost professionalism - November 20, 2015
THE Shanghai Fire Brigade yesterday launched its latest campaign to become more professional by staging a major recruitment drive. A total of 700 positions — 530 for firefighters and the rest for fire
Leaves to go unswept on lanes of gold - November 20, 2015
ANYONE who loves tramping through autumn leaves should make their way to Zaoyang, Huaxi and Tongbai roads in Putuo District, where there will be plenty of crunch underfoot in the coming weeks. Local officials
Bronzed and beautiful - November 19, 2015
People look at a 3,000-year-old bronze wine vessel, known as the "Min" Fanglei, yesterday at Shanghai Museum. The ancient container is the centerpiece of an exhibition of similar bronzes on loan from
Elderly to come first as city looks to reform its health care service - November 19, 2015
SOME district level hospitals in Shanghai will be converted into care homes for the elderly or postoperative rehabilitation centers, a government press release said yesterday. The document, issued by
Shanghai-HK Stock Connect marks steady run on first anniversary - November 18, 2015
THE Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect has operated steadily since its launch a year ago, despite the crisis in the mainland's stock market in summer. Shanghai stocks have attracted 121 billion yuan (US$19
Shanghai to share Expo experiences with Kazakhstan - November 18, 2015
SHANGHAI Mayor Yang Xiong met Kazakhstani Ambassador to China Shakhrat Huryshev in Shanghai on November 16. Yang said that China-Kazakhstan relationships develop well and Shanghai is keen to make more
'A Life for Painting' to display Renoir oeuvre - November 17, 2015
AN exhibition of 44 works by French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir will open to the public on Saturday at the Shanghai Exhibition Center. Titled "A Life for Painting," the show is the first "large-scale
Han meets Hamburg mayor to talk on further cooperation - November 17, 2015
SHANGHAI Party Secretary Han Zheng met Hamburg First Mayor Olaf Scholz, also Vice Chairman of Social Democratic Party of Germany, and his delegation on Friday. Han said that he is glad to see Scholz for
